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Record: 87-75 .537.... 2nd in American League West
Stadium: Arlington Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,447,963

Top Draft Pick: Amos Lewis (#46) AA
Manager - Pat Corrales, Billy Hunter

Affiliates - AAA Tucson Toros AA Tulsa Drillers A Asheville Tourists Rk Gulf Coast Rangers

Team Leaders

HR: Bonds [29]
RBI: Oliver [89]
2B: Oliver [35]
SB: Wills [52]
W: Jenkins [18]
SV: Cleveland [12]
SO: Matlack, Jenkins [157]

Oldest Player: Paul Lindblad [36]
Youngest Player: Nelson Norman [20]
Longest Tenure: Toby Harrah [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Greg Mahlberg (Sep 24) Nelson Norman (May 20) Billy Sample (Sep 2) Bobby Thompson (Apr 16) LaRue Washington (Sep 7)
Pitchers: Steve Comer (Apr 15) Danny Darwin (Sep 8) Paul Mirabella (Jul 28)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Doyle Alexander	P	27	R	R	6-3	200	9/4/1950	Cordova, AL	MLB	1971-1989
	Sandy Alomar	2B	34	B	R	5-9	155	10/19/1943	Salinas, PR	MLB	1964-1978
	Len Barker	P	22	R	R	6-5	225	7/7/1955	Fort Knox, KY	MLB	1976-1987
	Juan Beniquez	OF	28	R	R	5-11	165	5/13/1950	San Sebastian, PR	MLB	1971-1988
	Kurt Bevacqua	3B-2B	31	R	R	6-1	185	1/23/1947	Miami Beach, FL	MLB	1971-1985
	Bobby Bonds	OF	32	R	R	6-1	190	3/15/1946	Riverside, CA	MLB	1968-1981
	Bert Campaneris	SS	36	R	R	5-10	160	3/9/1942	Pueblo Nueva, CU	MLB	1964-1983
	Reggie Cleveland	P	30	R	R	6-1	195	5/23/1948	Swift Current, SK	MLB	1969-1981
	Steve Comer	P	24	B	R	6-3	205	1/13/1954	Minneapolis, MN	MLB	1978-1984
	Danny Darwin	P	22	R	R	6-3	190	10/25/1955	Bonham, TX	MLB	1978-1998
	Dock Ellis	P	33	B	R	6-3	210	3/11/1945	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1968-1979
	John Ellis	1B-C	29	R	R		225	8/24/1948	New London, CT	MLB	1969-1981
	Gary Gray	1B	25	R	R	6-0	203	9/21/1952	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1977-1982
	Johnny Grubb	OF	29	L	R	6-3	188	8/4/1948	Richmond, VA	MLB	1972-1987
	Mike Hargrove	1B	28	L	L	6-0	195	10/26/1949	Perryton, TX	MLB	1974-1985
	Toby Harrah	3B-SS	29	R	R	6-0	180	10/26/1948	Sissonville, WV	MLB	1969-1986
	Fergie Jenkins	P	34	R	R	6-5	210	12/13/1943	Chatham, ON	MLB	1965-1983
	Mike Jorgensen	1B-OF	29	L	L	6-0	195	8/16/1948	Passaic, NJ	MLB	1968-1985
	Paul Lindblad	P	36	L	L	6-1	195	8/9/1941	Chanute, KS	MLB	1965-1978
	John Lowenstein	OF	31	L	R	6-0	175	1/27/1947	Wolf Point, MT	MLB	1970-1985
	Greg Mahlberg	C	25	R	R	5-10	180	8/8/1952	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1978-1979
	Jim Mason	SS	27	L	R	6-2	190	8/14/1950	Mobile, AL	MLB	1971-1979
	Jon Matlack	P	28	L	L	6-3	205	1/19/1950	West Chester, PA	MLB	1971-1983
	Doc Medich	P	29	R	R	6-5	227	12/9/1948	Aliquippa, PA	MLB	1972-1982
	Paul Mirabella	P	24	L	L	6-2	196	3/20/1954	Belleville, NJ	MLB	1978-1990
	Roger Moret	P	28	B	L	6-4	175	9/16/1949	Guayama, PR	MLB	1970-1978
	Nelson Norman	SS	20	B	R	6-2	160	5/23/1958	San Pedro de Macoris, DR	MLB	1978-1987
	Al Oliver	OF-1B	31	L	L	6-0	195	10/14/1946	Portsmouth, OH	MLB	1968-1985
	Pat Putnam	1B	24	L	R	6-1	214	12/3/1953	Bethel, VT	MLB	1977-1984
	Billy Sample	OF	23	R	R	5-9	175	4/2/1955	Roanoke, VA	MLB	1978-1986
	Jim Sundberg	C	27	R	R	6-0	195	5/18/1951	Galesburg, IL	MLB	1974-1989
	Bobby Thompson	OF	24	B	R	5-11	175	11/3/1953	Charlotte, NC	MLB	1978-1978
	Jim Umbarger	P	25	L	L	6-6	200	2/17/1953	Burbank, CA	MLB	1975-1978
	Claudell Washington	OF	23	L	L	6-0	190	8/31/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1974-1990
	LaRue Washington	OF	24	R	R	6-0	170	9/7/1953	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1978-1979
	Bump Wills	2B	25	B	R	5-9	177	7/27/1952	Washington, DC	MLB	1977-1982
	Richie Zisk	OF	29	R	R	6-1	208	2/6/1949	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1971-1983